Primordial Era: Starting with the Immortals of the Jie Sect to Prove the Dao of Hunyuan

Once one's merits are exhausted, it becomes much slower to comprehend the laws.

So Li Qing got up and stepped out of the Taiqing Divine Talisman.

The Tongtian Sect Leader was sealed deep within the chaos, with forty-nine Heavenly Dao chains piercing his saintly body. Upon seeing Li Qing appear, he laughed and said, "Disciple, I observe that your cultivation has become increasingly profound. It seems that you are about to touch the threshold of the path of the Primordial Golden Immortal."

"Thank you for your concern, Master. I have indeed made some progress."

With a single thought, the world is created and destroyed. Coupled with the various laws he has comprehended, his current level of control over the laws of the world is vastly different from before. However, he still seems to be a little short of the path of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

Just as Li Qing was about to ask the Tongtian Sect Leader for guidance, he suddenly sensed something and looked up.

In the hazy, chaotic depths, a blue ox slowly approaches, riding on auspicious clouds.

Sitting atop the ox was an old Taoist priest with white hair and a youthful face, holding a flat cane, surrounded by ethereal light—it was Lao Tzu.

Li Qing hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Disciple greets Grand Master Uncle."

"Elder brother, please forgive me for not being able to perform the full ceremony."

The Tongtian Sect Leader slightly twitched his eyelids, which could be considered as him paying his respects to Laozi.

Laozi nodded slightly. The green ox stopped in front of Li Qing, helped him up, and then said to the Tongtian Sect Leader, "Why be so formal between brothers? Would I, your elder brother, possibly find fault with you?"

"It's good that you don't find fault with me, elder brother."

The Master of Heaven chuckled, somewhat puzzled, "But what brings you here, elder brother?"

"Firstly, it's for you; secondly, it's for your disciple."

Lao Tzu walked up to the Heavenly Dao Seal and gently tapped it with his flat cane. One by one, the forty-nine Heavenly Dao Seals lit up with golden light.

"Please enlighten me, elder brother."

"Then let's talk about your apprentice first."

Lao Tzu withdrew his cane, as if he had already seen through the seal of the Heavenly Dao: "The witches and demons have been destroyed, and the human way will rise. The innate spiritual energy will be transformed into the acquired spiritual energy. The immortal path of Hongjun Daozu has come to an end. I want to go to the great world that the six sages once joined forces to open up and create a new path to immortality."

Li Qing's heart stirred, realizing that Laozi was practicing his path as the ancestor of Taoism.

Lao Tzu continued, "If you wish to accumulate the merits of the Five Immortal Paths of Heaven, Earth, Man, God, and Ghost, you cannot miss the Path of the Celestial Immortal. Come with me, and once someone has mastered the Path of the Celestial Immortal, you can guide them to ascend to the Heavenly Court, and then you can naturally establish the Path of the Divine Immortal."

Moreover, Fuxi has already been reincarnated. I observe that the Great Dao of Human Immortals is precisely in Fuxi. After the matters concerning the Great Dao of Heavenly Immortals and the Great Dao of Divine Immortals between you and me are settled, it will be time for the Great Dao of Human Immortals to be born.

At that time, you will assist Fuxi in establishing a new path of cultivation for humanity. With all five paths complete, you will accumulate merit and enjoy great fortune, which will greatly benefit your future cultivation.

"Your disciple obeys."

Li Qing agreed without hesitation. Laozi's words were clear: he wanted to share a portion of the fortune and merit of the Five Immortals' Path. This was a sage's care for his disciple, and how could he not appreciate it?

Laozi nodded slightly and said, "The second thing, Third Brother, it's time for you to come out."

Li Qing looked up towards the direction of the Heavenly Dao seal deep within the chaos, and the voice of the Tongtian Sect Master rang out: "Elder brother, I'm quite happy here, why must I break out of my seclusion?"

"You've gotten addicted to staying here! The Jie Sect is at the height of its power, with all the immortals paying homage. It needs a sage to oversee it. Those two in the West, after the decisive battle between the Lich King and the Demon King, have suffered consecutive defeats in gathering the demon race and vying for the Six Emperors of Heaven and Earth. They are bound to cause trouble again."

Laozi first laughed and cursed, then his tone became unusually serious: "I am going to the Great Thousand World. If those two take advantage of the situation, I'm afraid my second brother alone will not be able to handle it."

The two Western Saints alone are not so bad, but now that the Wu and Yao races have withdrawn from the primordial world, the West is barren and weak. According to Laozi's understanding of the Heavenly Dao, the East will definitely be weakened!

"Sigh, fine, I'll come out then!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader sighed. In the years he had been sealed away, he had planned and strategized to use this great calamity to shed his saintly body and attain the status of a Primordial Golden Immortal.

I originally planned to stay here and not waste my brains on planning, just waiting for the Great Tribulation to begin. I didn't expect to be dragged out to work!

Li Qing heard a clear, melodious sword cry coming from the depths of the chaos.

The sword's cry was initially extremely faint and distant, like the wind blowing across the green pines atop a distant mountain peak.

The next moment, the sound of swords clashing grew louder and closer, like ten thousand swords ringing out in unison, shaking the chaos.

Four sword lights burst forth from the Heavenly Dao seal deep within the chaos, intertwining to form a sword formation that spans the chaos. Within the formation, endless sword energy surges forth, soaring straight into the sky.

Within the sword formation, a dark figure slowly rose to his feet.

The Tongtian Sect Leader, his green robes fluttering and his long hair flying, had forty-nine Heavenly Dao chains piercing through his saintly body. Each chain was radiant with the light of the Heavenly Dao laws, binding him tightly in that void.

But the Tongtian Sect Leader showed no sign of dejection; instead, he wore a faint smile.

"I have sat here in meditation for countless years, and finally I have figured out all the doubts in my heart and sorted out my Dao."

The voice of the Tongtian Sect Leader came from the depths of the seal. Although it was blocked by layers of Heavenly Dao chains, it was still crystal clear: "Since you have figured it out, there is no need to keep him here any longer."

He raised his hand and gripped the sword; the Qingping Sword flew out and landed in his palm.

With a sword in hand, the aura of the Tongtian Sect Leader suddenly changed, transforming from the restrained and composed demeanor he possessed when sealed into a sharp and unstoppable force.

The next moment, a sword light slashed down, striking the Heavenly Dao Seal.

The seal trembled violently, and the forty-nine chains rattled. But the power of the Heavenly Dao was inexhaustible, and the divine runes of the Heavenly Dao on the chains lit up, gradually eroding the sword light of the Qingping Sword.

The Tongtian Sect Leader didn't care; he drew his Qingping Sword and slashed it towards the sky.

"Sever the Heavens!"

Wherever the Qingping Sword passed, the patterns of the Heavenly Dao Laws were like a piece of silk being sliced ​​open by a sharp blade, with a gap appearing and a supreme and majestic aura surging out.

"My third brother has made considerable progress over the years."

Lao Tzu looked at the aura emanating from the seal's cracks, his eyebrows slightly raised, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

He then looked towards Zixiao Palace: "It seems that Master played a significant role in this."

Otherwise, how could someone whose cultivation is sealed still make great progress!

The Tongtian Sect Leader raised his hand and slashed again. As the second sword fell, all forty-nine chains vibrated simultaneously, and divine runes of the Heavenly Dao flew out from the chains, transforming into countless runes that wrapped around the Tongtian Sect Leader as if they were living things.

The Tongtian Sect Leader neither dodged nor evaded; instead, he drew a circle in front of him with his Qingping Sword.

The sword energy transformed into a halo, blocking all the incoming runes. As the halo spun, the runes, like moths to a flame, exploded one after another.

Within the seal, the Tongtian Sect Leader let out a long laugh, his voice piercing through the chaos and reaching Li Qing's ears.

"My disciple, witness my Dao of Intercepting Heaven!"